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Table 3 Pearson correlations (and point bi-serial correlations for the dichotomised variables) between the predictor variables and entry scores (Nā€‰=ā€‰421)

From: Predicting academic outcomes in an Australian graduate entry medical programme

Ā Ā 

GPA at entry

Total GAMSAT score

GAMSAT 1: Reasoning in the humanities and social sciences

GAMSAT 2: Written communication

GAMSAT 3: Reasoning in the biological and physical sciences

Interview score

Age at entry

Correlation

āˆ’0.136

āˆ’0.035

0.165

0.278

āˆ’0.216

0.118

P value

0.005

0.468

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.016

Sex (0 = F, 1 = M)

Correlation

āˆ’0.090

0.209

0.079

0.064

0.213

āˆ’0.009

P value

0.067

<0.001

0.106

0.191

<0.001

0.852

Biological science/Science (No = 0, Yes = 1)

Correlation

0.121

0.119

āˆ’0.052

āˆ’0.126

0.231

āˆ’0.033

P value

0.013

0.015

0.285

0.010

<0.001

0.497

Health/Allied health (No = 0, Yes = 1)

Correlation

āˆ’0.108

āˆ’0.229

āˆ’0.132

āˆ’0.003

āˆ’0.251

0.040

P value

0.027

<0.001

0.012

0.722

<0.001

0.358

Humanities/Commerce/Business/ Law (No = 0, Yes = 1)

Correlation

āˆ’0.087

0.006

0.211

0.238

āˆ’0.164

0.074

P value

0.076

0.904

<0.001

<0.001

0.001

0.128

Physical sciences (No = 0, Yes = 1)

Correlation

0.043

0.143

0.078

āˆ’0.024

0.158

āˆ’0.089

P value

0.374

0.003

0.110

0.620

0.001

0.069

Rural entry (No = 0, Yes = 1)

Correlation

āˆ’0.165

āˆ’0.120

0.002

0.007

āˆ’0.157

āˆ’0.124

P value

0.001

0.014

0.965

0.885

0.001

0.011

IRSAD decile (0 = 1st-8th decile, 1 = 9thā€“10th decile)

Correlation

0.087

0.050

0.028

0.053

0.033

0.036

Ā 

P value

0.075

0.305

0.570

0.277

0.495

0.466

  1. (Significant P-values are boldfaced).
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